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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2025

Atzumi for migraine: a new era of needle-free dihydroergotamine delivery.

Areeba Aamir Ali Basaria, Santosh Sah, Hansa Ratnani, Ismat Fatima, Hermann Yokolo

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Areeba Aamir Ali BasariaDepartment of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1087-3836
Santosh SahDepartment of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9045-0683
Hansa RatnaniDepartment of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0192-3647
Ismat FatimaDepartment of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4974-1859
Hermann YokoloDepartment of Research, Medical Research Circle (MedReC), Goma, DR Congo.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8347-7236

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Migraine continues to affect a large portion of the population and remains difficult to treat effectively in many cases, especially when gastrointestinal symptoms interfere with medication absorption. Atzumi, a dihydroergotamine mesylate nasal powder, recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and represents a promising alternative. It uses a unique powder-based delivery system aimed at improving absorption and consistency of effect. Data from both early pharmacokinetic testing and a long-term safety study suggest that it works quickly and is generally well tolerated. Patients experienced meaningful relief, often without needing backup medications, and side effects were reported infrequently.

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acute treatmentatzumidihydroergotaminedrug deliveryintranasal therapymigraine

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PMID40901157
PMCPMC12401432

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